Rimmed structure



Jan. 16, 1940. BULLOCK I 2,187,263

- RIMMED STRUCTURE Filed Aug. 13, 19:57

INVENTOR. .532 T1 C. Bullock mine-5's BEL. $82

' I ATTORNEYS.

Pat ented Jan. 16, 1940 f 21,187,263 I v a RIMMED s'mUcTURa e Earl C. Bullock, Grand Rapidst lwichl assignor to Metal Oflice Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Mich, a. corporation of ,Michigan Applicationknugust 13, 1937, se armopiss,sea

7 Claims. (cl.'..22o--173)' e The present invention relates to rimmed structures and more particularly to a receptacle having novel structural features and to the method of assemblingthe several parts ofareceptacle 5 "such asa waste basketor the like." v I The primary objects of the instant inventionare to provide a structure such as a waste basket for other similar" receptacle having 1 a resilient rim of rubberor the like; .to provide such a de: 1 vice whose resilient rim is secured to the struc? "ture in a novel manner; ttoprovide'such a struce ture whose parts may be readily, conveniently and economically assembled together; and, to provide a receptacle vor similar structure which 1 is attractive in appearance and utilitarianin use.

tails; l e e v "Figure 2 is a top plan viewthereo f, a portion ofits bottom and portions of its rim bein'g broken away to bettershow its constructional'ieatures; *25 Figure 3 is an enlarged sectionalview of a portion of the rim construction of the invention;

l Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 butshowing an element of themim prior to being pressed into assembled relation with its resilient ele- 30 merit; i r l e i Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the corner portionof the waste basket shown in Figures 1 and 2. L 1

Referring then to the drawing wherein like 35 parts of the structure shownare designated by the same numeralsin the several views, a waste basket provided with therim of the instant invention and having other novel structuralfeatures comprises pairs of oppositely spaced up- 40 wardly angularly disposed side walls ill of getherwith the upper ends of their securing corner members I l are provided with outwardly and laterally flanged portions l3 whichprior to their 50 assembly with the rim elements of the structure have a downwardly angularly formed portion l4 (Figures 4 and 5) h and a vertically extending V portion I5 as shown in Figure 4. l e r e Seated upon and secured to the" laterally as fla ged portions I; of the side wa ls F and oras-byspotwelding.

illustrativeembodiment of the invention 'is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein? 3 Figure 1 is an elevational view ofua Wastev gbasket, a portion of whose side wall has been i 20 broken away to better show itsjstructural "delegs |-1,"*|8 of the channel rim element 1 H; and "outwardly beyond the upwardly angularly 'disposed sidewalls of thewaste basket. Marring e of furniture and walls isthus prevented by'fcon- "tactoftheresilient rim therewith andQa-cush ion vided. by the upper projecting portion of the resilient' rim when the basket is up-ended and "PATENT OFFICE" :ner members fl l "as byspot welding is achannel rim element, generally designated I 6 having parof each corner member is pressed from its posltion shownin Figure 4 to the positionshown in Fi ure"3- lower end of each side wall lflis provided with an inwardly and laterally flangedportion:22 upon which the metal bottom 23 of "the receptable is supported andto which it is secured Theresilient element l9 may be ofalength suflicient to be wrapped onto the channel rirn element 16 but it is preferably endlesst'and stretched 'into'assembled relation with the chant2 nelrim element. i It iS tobenoted that theresilient rim element whenthus assembled projects both laterally andverticaly beyond the peripheral edges of the i ing-eife'ct-onthe structureas a whole is prothrust downwardly against the rim of a waste instant invention and particularly the constructional character of its rim and method of as sembly thereof is not onlynovel but is likewise utilitarian in use, economical in manufacture and attractive in appearance.

While but one specific embodiment of the invention has been herein shown and described,

it will be understood that certaindetails of the construction shown may be altered or omitted Without departing from the spirit of the invention as the sameis definedby the following claims. r

I claim:

1. Areceptacle whose wall is laterally flanged" i at its upper edge to provide arim support and again flanged upwardly to provide a rim securing portion, a channel rim element having one leg thereof supported upon said rim support and the other leg'thereof extending at substantially nel rim element is seated and having another is seated.

2. In a receptacle, spaced upstanding corner members, upstanding side walls secured adjacent their marginal sides to said corner members, said corner members and said side walls each having laterally extending rim" supporting portions on the upper ends thereof, vertical flanges on saidirim supporting portions, a channel i element having n leg thereof supportwhich the last mentioned leg of the channel rim ed upon said jrim supporting portions, and a resilient rim element having one groove within which the other leg of thejchannel rim element is seated and having another groove within which the upstanding flanges on said rim supporting portions are seated,;said;resilient rim element having surface portions extending up,-

wardly beyond the channel rim element'and outwardly beyond the rim supporting portions of said sidewalls and said corner members.

3. In a receptacle, spaced upstanding corner members upstanding side walls secured adjacent their marginal sides to said corner members, said corner members and said side walls each having laterally extending rim supports on the upper ends thereof and each of said'rim supports having ;a portion bent angularly downwardly prior to assembly of the receptacle and having a flange extendingvertically from said angularly bent portion, a channel rim element having one, leg thereof supported upon said rim supports, and a resilient rim element having one groove within which the other leg of the channel rim element r isseated and having another groove receiving said vertically extending flanges subsequent to the upwardbending of the downwardly angularly .bent portions of said rim supports duringas ;sembly of the receptacle. ;4; A receptacle whose wall is laterally flanged at its upper edge to provide a rim support and again flanged upwardlyto provide a rim securing portion, a channel rim element having one leg thereof supported upon said rim support and the otherle g thereof extending at substantially right nel rim element is seated and having another groove within which said rim securing portion is seated.

5. A receptacle whose wall is laterally flanged at its upper edge to provide a rim support and again flanged upwardly to provide a rim securing portion, a channel rim element having one leg thereof supported upon said rim support and the other leg thereof extending at substantially right angles to the upwardly extending flange, and a resilient rim element having one groove within element is seated and having another groove within which said rim securing portion is seated,

said resilient rim element having a surface p01- 1 on the upper end thereof, said rim support having a portion bent angularly downwardly priorto assembly of the receptacle and having a flange extending vertically from said angularly bent portion, a channel rim element having one leg thereof supported upon saidrim support, and a resilient rim element having one groove within which the other leg of the channel rim element is seated and having another groove receiving said vertically extending flange subsequent to the 1 upward bending of the downwardly angularly bent portion of said rim support during assembly of the receptacle.- '7. In a receptacle, spaced upstanding corner membersupstanding side walls secured adjacent ,35

their marginal sides to said corner members, said corner members and said side walls each having laterallyextending rim supporting portions on '.'the upper ends thereof, vertical flanges on said rim supporting portions, a channel rim element 1p the channel rim element is seated and having another. groove within which the upstanding 5 flanges on said rim supporting portions are seated EARL c. BULLOCK. 

